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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3163 m/e 03/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3563 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8768 m/e 11/1947
British Railways 48768 w/e 05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1996
To Service During 03/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 19/08/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1946
26D   Bury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25C   Goole w/e 20/03/1948
26A   Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 07/10/1950
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 30/11/1950
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 05/09/1959
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 31/10/1959
5D   Stoke w/e 20/06/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 12/08/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 19/08/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW MEX Mexborough w/e 30/03/1946
LOAN 26D Bury w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC 25C Goole w/e 20/03/1948
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/08/1967
WDN   w/e 19/08/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/12/1962 Western Regionboundary changes The following former W.R. engines were transferred to the L.M. Region when the depots to which they are allocated became the responsibility of that Region on 1.1.63. The official date of the transfer is December 30th, 1962: D3004/25-9/34-9, D3105-13/5/6/91-4, D3752/5/7, D3950-2/6-8/68-70/73-85/8/95-7, 1002/13/6/9/23/5, 1432/58, 1619/28/32/8/60/3/8, 2210/1/36/89 2845/51/6/66/75/88, 3208/9/17, 3601/5/7/19/25/31/58/60/73, 3709/44/9/70/6/8/82/8/9/92, 3802/6/9/13/5/7/21/5/8/9/31/45/6/9/52/5/7/65, 4105/11/4/20/5/33/40/7-9/53-5/8/65/7/8/71-3/5/6/8/9, 4602/17/45/6/8/65/83/7/96, 4923/46/54/98, 5022/6/31/63/89, 5101/53, 5192, 5606/40/58, 5927/42/83/90/1/4/5, 6129, 6314/64, 6403/24, 6604/9-11/5/8/25/31/2/44/6/63/7/8/71/4/8/9/83/92/4/8, 6803/11/23/7/8/30/1/3/9/42/5/51/3-5/7/8/61/2/4/6/70/1/9, 6903/4/6/7/11/5/6/7/22/5/6/9/30/3/4/52/64/71/6/9/80, 7001/12/4/9/24/6, 7207/18/36, 7414/8/24/6/31/43. 7800-3/6/7/9/10/2/8/9/21-4/7/8, 7905/8/12/5/8/29, 8109, 8464/98, 8718, 9435/63/70/98, 9608/10/3/4/24/30/6/9/46/57/69, 9724/33/53/68/74/82/93, 41201-4/9/31/2/40/1/85, 44835, 45143/5/90, 45283/98, 45406/22, 45572/7, 45660/99, 46401, 46503-27, 48330/47/54/69/402/4/10/2/5/7/8/24/30/6/50/9/60/71/4/5/8, 48724/38/9/68, 73025 6/34-6/90/5/7, 75000/2-4/6/9/20/1/3/4/6/7/9, 78000/2/3/7/8, 80070/8-80/96/8/100/l/2/4/5/31/2/5/6, 82000/3/5/6/9/20/1/31-4, 92001, 92212/3/5/27/8/34/47. SLS/196303
27/06/1965 Crewe Works (Traverser Area) Erecting shop: D1859/60/1, D1962-7, D202/11/32/4/95, D338/50/2, D1508/12/18/29/30/43/54/68, D5709/15, D8015/24, 44669/963, 45018/227/435/93, 48012/111/67/271/322/445/93/507/51/727, 70035/54, 92011/49/50/137/234. Electric shop: E3059/78/80/2/3, E26000. New Diesel shop: D222, D284, D290, D396, D1501/15/61, D1633. Paint shop: D1853/5-8, E3038/87, E26045, D8021, 71000 (stored outside). Traverser Area: 44679, 45327, 48116/768, D240, D1511/21, E3072. Side of Works: 44673/8/877/5004/190, 48474, 92021/212, 70023. Ex-Works: D248, D342, D1615/35/88, D6885, 44759, 45200, 45444/8, 48055, 70039, 92054/247. New diesel shop is the old 'cutting up' shop which has been converted into a light diesel repair shop. SLS/196508

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3163
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1996
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3563    
11/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8768    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bury (26D)    
20/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (25C)    
05/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48768    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
12/08/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
19/08/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48768    
07/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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